Chapter 332 Good News and Bad News
Alaric's hopes were dashed in the short term.
He was in a very low state.
Cecilia was powerless to comfort him.
This time, she really didn't want to refuse.
It seemed even God didn't want to make things easy for Alaric.
The next morning, after a full day of rest, they were rejuvenated and set to work.
They were sitting at the dining table eating breakfast, Alaric suddenly looked at his phone and blurted out a number, "9060."
Cecilia frowned, "What does this mean?"
"9059," Alaric continued.
Cecilia felt like Alaric might have gone mad!
"9058."
"Are you possessed?" Cecilia couldn't take it anymore.
"No," Alaric put down his phone and looked up at Cecilia, "I'm counting down."
"Counting down for what?" Cecilia was puzzled.
She couldn't understand Alaric at all.
"To see how much longer until your period ends," Alaric replied.
Cecilia was speechless.
Cecilia lowered her head and continued eating.
She didn't want to say another word to Alaric.
She thought, 'Could he not be so dramatic?'
Alaric looked at Cecilia's expression and smiled slightly.
Alaric was full of affection.
After finishing breakfast, they left together.
Augustus first dropped off Alaric because he had to follow Cecilia to work.
Cecilia looked at the bandage on Alaric's hand, "Are you sure you're fit to work like this? You can take a few more days off, the State Office won't say anything."
"The State Office asked me to work," Alaric answered.
Cecilia frowned.
"Probably because the State Office will be announcing the results of the race today, as well as serving on the spot." Alaric speculated.
Cecilia nodded and thought, 'That was quite possible.
After all, Dominic had already withdrawn.
The State Office would likely take advantage of this momentum to create some buzz.'
The car quickly arrived at the State Office, and Alaric got out.
Cecilia reminded him, "Let me know if the appointment results come out."
"Okay," Alaric obediently agreed.
Cecilia had Augustus drive away.
As they left, she couldn't help but look back.
She saw Alaric's tall figure standing behind the car, watching her leave.
Cecilia's lips curled into a smile.
Even if she didn't want to smile, she couldn't help it.
Sometimes, Alaric's little gestures really made her feel happy.
Thinking of Dominic from the previous life...
There was nothing to think about. He was not even comparable.
Cecilia arrived at the Lockhart Group and walked into her office.
Rose followed behind.
For the first time, she didn't start by reporting work but said very seriously, "Ms. Lockhart, I greatly admire Alaric's heroic deeds."
Cecilia glanced at Rose, sat in her office chair, and raised an eyebrow, "Have you been idle lately?"
"Not at all," Rose replied respectfully, "I just can't hide my personal feelings."
"Are you sure you're not just trying to make me happy?" Cecilia raised an eyebrow.
"At most fifty percent," Rose said earnestly.
Cecilia chuckled.
Rose wasn't that boring after all.
Sometimes, she even found Rose quite cute.
Cecilia cleared her throat, "Report the work."
"Yes," Rose said respectfully, "During your absence from the Lockhart Group, all departments have been working according to your requirements. Here is the progress of each department's key tasks, please check it, Ms. Lockhart."
Cecilia took it and looked down.
Rose continued to report, "Recently, the City Planning Department has a major new city construction project, the Innovation Arc. They announced that they will be inviting bids soon. I did a preliminary calculation, and the project is worth about 1.5 billion dollars. So, this should be our most important negotiation project coming up."
"Yes," Cecilia agreed, "I noticed this project when I left Serenovia City. The transaction amount is huge. If we secure it, it will be a significant profit for the Lockhart Group. So, we must succeed."
"Although we shouldn't have this mindset, I have to say, in urban construction, we are experts. Across the entire Yakurosean Empire, no one is more suitable than us. This concerns the city's appearance, and I personally think our chances of winning the bid are very high." Rose said.
Cecilia shook her head, not really.
In her previous life, she had allowed Theodore to relinquish it willingly, yet now realized their ultimate failure may have been inevitable even if he hadn't. Dominic was cunning and treacherous, and the Lockhart Group wouldn't have expected the Kingsley family to use underhanded tactics. In the end, they might have been disqualified. It was only because she had voluntarily let Theodore give it up that many things were avoided.
So, in this life, it was really uncertain.
"Ms. Lockhart, do you think there will be unexpected situations?" Rose asked.
"It's not something to be taken lightly anyway." Cecilia said, "Ask the PR department to keep an eye on the bidding plans from the Planning Department. Notify me immediately if there's any news."
"Yes," Rose nodded, then asked, "Ms. Lockhart, would you like black coffee as usual?"
Cecilia nodded, then thought for a moment, "No coffee today, I'll have some lemon water, with extra sugar."
Rose paused, "Ms. Lockhart, are you pregnant?"
Cecilia barely sputtered, "What are you speculating about?"
"I thought you might be pregnant since you wanted something sour."
"I said extra sugar," Cecilia was really speechless.
"I was just speculating," Rose felt a bit wronged after being scolded by Cecilia, "Besides, you've been married for quite a while, isn't it normal to be pregnant?"
"If you gossip any more, I'll add to your workload!"
Rose didn't dare to say anything else and quickly left.
Cecilia was a bit annoyed.
She thought, 'Are they crazy? Everyone's been talking about pregnancy and having kids lately.'
Yet she hadn't even thought about it.
Even though Cecilia had sex with Alaric, she hadn't thought about having kids.
Having kids required careful consideration; she wasn't impulsive.
Cecilia lowered her head and got back to work.
At 11 A.M., she received a call from Alaric.
"Alaric," Cecilia felt inexplicably excited.
She told herself she was just looking forward to Alaric's appointment news.
After all, the better Alaric did, the more beneficial it was for her.
"I have good news and bad news, Which one do you want to hear first?" Alaric suddenly said.
Cecilia frowned, "What do you mean?"
"I received two pieces of news when I came to work today. I want to ask which one do youwant to hear first."
"One of them is bad news?" Cecilia raised an eyebrow.
She felt inexplicably nervous.
"Not good for me."
Cecilia was silent for a moment.
She said, "Tell me the good news first."
She inexplicably felt a bit resistant to hearing the bad news.
Alaric said directly, "I got the appointment. The appointment letter will be announced publicly soon, within half an hour."
"How about the bad news?" Because there was bad news, Cecilia wasn't as excited about the good news as she thought she would be.
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